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Argentinië – Partij in de provincie Córdoba wil dat online goklicenties worden ingetrokken
By James - 26 maart 2024
Right wing conservative party Encuentro Vecinal Córdoba has announced that it will propose two bills next month that will limit the “actions of online gambling that are exploited” in the province.
In a statement, the party clarified that they are looking to prohibit the granting of new online gambling licenses, prohibit the creation of new modalities of gambling and create a commission of experts to evaluate the termination of existing contracts regulated by Law 10.793.
They also made it clear that they will demand the consideration of the bill presented by coalition Samen voor verandering (Together for Change). In February lawmakers from the province of Córdoba belonging to the coalition presented a bill proposing the prohibition of online gambling advertising and sponsorships in the province. The bill if approved would also implement a biometric data registry to prevent minors from accessing online gambling. Provincial legislator Alejandra Ferrero waarschuwde dat de deelname van minderjarigen “is toegenomen op virtuele spelplatforms” en dat het project als reactie daarop een register voor biometrische gegevens wil inbouwen.
Encuentro Vecinal Córdoba argued that “the first four licenses granted by the province of Córdoba, shortly after being issued, allow us to clearly perceive the evils derived from the expansion of this form of gambling.”
According to the party in the months of January and February 2024, the provincial government “only received $22,900,000 in royalties, while the turnover of the concessionaires was $5,862,475,908.00.”
That is to say, “only $3.7 out of every $10,000 gambled made its way to the public coffers. A business, at least for now, that is ruinous,” they concluded.
“Encuentro Vecinal believes that the issuance of new licenses and the creation of new games of chance should be prohibited. We propose a special session for April 4th to discuss the project to study the rescission of existing contracts,” said legislator Rodrigo Agrelo.
Online gokken is alleen toegestaan vanaf apparaten die zich in de provincie Córdoba bevinden en online gokken wordt verdeeld over vier bedrijven: Betsson, PlayCet, B-Play en Jugadón. Licenties zijn 15 jaar geldig en kunnen niet worden verlengd.
Betsson werkte samen met de Argentijnse casino-exploitant Casino de Victoria. De lokaal gevestigde slotexploitant CET (Concesionaria de Entretenimiento y Turismo) opereert samen met de Paraguayaanse exploitant van sportweddenschappen Daruma Sam. De in Buenos Aires gevestigde gokautomaat Boldt werkte samen met SG Digital (B-Play), terwijl het online casinomerk Jugadón wordt beheerd door een groep die speelhallen, racebanen en speelautomaten exploiteert in de provincie San Luis.
